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Diplomatic Voice Vol 3 2015 Volume 3 2015 ISSN 2289-1277 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting/Post Ministerial Conference and Related Meetings Malaysia hosted the Malaysia, presided 48th ASEAN Foreign over the Meeting. Ministers’ Meeting There were a total (48tht AMM)/Post Mi- of 27 Meetings nisterial Conferences which included one (PMC)/16th ASEAN Working Group, Plus Three Foreign one Committee of Ministers’ Meeting Permanent Repre- (16th APT FMM)/5th sentatives Meeting, East Asia Summit eight SOM Mee- Foreign Ministers’ tings and 19 Minis- Meeting (5th EAS terial Meetings. FMM) and 22ndnl ASEAN Regional Fo- The AMM kicked rum (22ndn ARF) from 1 off with an opening to 6 August 2015 at ceremony address the Putra World Trade by the Prime Minis- Centre, Kuala Lum- ter of Malaysia. pur. The 48th AMM/ Dato’ Sri Najib in PMC was attended his address, em- by 27 Foreign Ministers and their ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials’ phasised that the establishment of the representatives. The Foreign Mi- Meeting (APT SOM) and East Asia Community by the end of this year is nisters of Norway and Turkey also Summit Senior Officials’ Meeting (EAS very significant as it signals to the rest attended the opening ceremony of the SOM). of the world how far and how well we 48th AMM as guests of the Chair. have achieved in coming together This annual gathering, the most as one community. It will be a historic The 48hth AMM/PMC and Related longstanding of all ASEAN institu- milestone for Malaysia and the region Meetings were preceded by several tions, brought together ASEAN Fo- as a whole and a culmination of preparatory meetings at the Senior reign Ministers and their counterparts ASEAN's resilience and dynamism Officials’ level. These include the from Dialogue Partner countries to throughout a journey that spans nearly ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting discuss political, security and deve- half a century. (SOM), Meeting of the Executive Com- lopmental issues that have significant mittee for the Treaty on Southeast impact on the region. As the ASEAN Dato’ Sri Najib also highlighted that an Asian Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Chair for 2015, Dato’ Sri Anifah Haji increasingly integrated ASEAN will Commission (SEANWFZ EX – COM), Aman, Minister of Foreign Affairs, make ASEAN the world's fourth Continued to page 8 CONTENTS 1 48 th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting/Post Ministerial Conference and Find us on Related Meetings Facebook 2-11 Forum 12 News 13-20 In and Around IDFR 21-32 News DIPLOMATIC VOICE Haji Aman in honour of ASEAN The series of Foreign Ministers, Dialogue Partner meetings con- Ministers, ASEAN Regional Forum cluded with the Ministers and invited guests on 5 22n ASEAN Re- August 2015 in Kuala Lumpur. During gional Forum the dinner, Dato’ Sri Anifah Haji Aman (ARF) which was delivered his remarks, welcoming all a consultative Foreign Ministers and delegates to the platform for 48t AMM/PMC. The dinner was promoting open emceed by popular actor and dialogue on stand-up comedian Harith Iskan- political and der, who entertained the local and security cooper- foreign guests with his signature brand ation in the Asia of wit and humour. The opening act Pacific region. featured a Malaysian Borneo perfor- ASEAN estab- mance by the SK Bukit Damansara lished ARF in 1993 to foster construc- the ASEAN Foreign Ministers com- dance troupe. The Gala Dinner was tive dialogue and make significant prising all areas of cooperation in the also graced with a range of cultural contributions towards confidence- three pillars of ASEAN Community and performances and fashion shows, building, preventive diplomacy and external relations, including on re- which showcased Malaysia’s diver- conflict resolution in Asia-Pacific. gional and international issues. sity. Twenty six countries plus the EU participated in the ARF. The members The 48t AMM/PMC concluded on a On the final day, the ASEAN Foreign of the ARF were the ten ASEAN positive note. The ASEAN Foreign Ministers met with their counter- Member States, the ten Dialogue Ministers, the Foreign Ministers of the parts from East Asia for the 5th East Partners (Australia, Canada, China, Dialogue Partners as well as partici- Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers European Union, India, Japan, New pating countries had constructive dis- Meeting and the 16thASEAN Plus Zealand, Russia, Republic of Korea cussions on regional and inter- Three Foreign Ministers Meeting. The and the United States), ASEAN national issues of mutual concerns, EAS countries consist of the ten Observer (Papua New Guinea) as well consistent with Malaysia’s overarching international issues and deve- ASEAN Member States and Australia, as Mongolia, Pakistan, Timor Leste, theme of a People-Centred ASEAN. lopments of common concern. China, India, Japan, New Zealand, the Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Demo- Republic of Korea, the Russian Fede- cratic People’s Republic of Korea. This AMM was an important mee- ration and the United States, while the ting for ASEAN in pushing forward the ASEAN Plus Three countries are the The ASEAN Foreign Ministers adopted growing momentum towards the ten ASEAN countries plus China, a Joint Communiqué which, among establishment of the ASEAN Com- Japan and the Republic of Korea. others, outlined the deliberations by munity by end of 2015 and the deve- lopment of its post-2015 vision. This meeting was also significant in forging strategies to enhance ASEAN centra- lity and unity in light of recent develop- ment as well as the shifting strategic landscape in the region. Following the AMM, the Post Ministe- rial Conferences with the Dialogue largest economy by 2050 and it is ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting Partners were held. The ASEAN time for ASEAN to fulfil its potential. deliberated on important political, Foreign Ministers met separately with The ASEAN Community makes us security and development issues Foreign Ministers and high level stronger and more economically crucial to ASEAN and its Member officials of ASEAN’s ten Dialogue secure; more open to trade and States. The ASEAN Foreign Ministers Partners; Australia, Canada, China, outside investment. Meeting covered issues regarding EU, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, ASEAN community building, efficiency New Zealand, Russia and the United The ASEAN Foreign Ministers then and coherence of ASEAN institutions, States. had extensive discussions during the ASEAN’s external relations and its Plenary Session which was chaired by centrality in the evolving regional The AMM was complemented by a Dato’ Sri Anifah Haji Aman. The architecture as well as regional and Gala Dinner hosted by Dato’ Sri Anifah Malaysia hosted the Malaysia, presided 48th ASEAN Foreign over the Meeting. Ministers’ Meeting There were a total (48t AMM)/Post Mi- of 27 Meetings nisterial Conferences which included one (PMC)/16th ASEAN Working Group, Plus Three Foreign one Committee of Ministers’ Meeting Permanent Repre- (16th APT FMM)/5th sentatives Meeting, East Asia Summit eight SOM Mee- Foreign Ministers’ tings and 19 Minis- Meeting (5th EAS terial Meetings. FMM) and 22nl ASEAN Regional Fo- The AMM kicked rum (22n ARF) from 1 off with an opening to 6 August 2015 at ceremony address the Putra World Trade by the Prime Minis- Centre, Kuala Lum- ter of Malaysia. pur. The 48thAMM/ Dato’ Sri Najib in PMC was attended his address, em- by 27 Foreign Ministers and their ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials’ phasised that the establishment of the representatives. The Foreign Mi- Meeting (APT SOM) and East Asia Community by the end of this year is nisters of Norway and Turkey also Summit Senior Officials’ Meeting (EAS very significant as it signals to the rest attended the opening ceremony of the SOM). of the world how far and how well we 48th AMM as guests of the Chair. have achieved in coming together This annual gathering, the most as one community. It will be a historic The 48h AMM/PMC and Related longstanding of all ASEAN institu- milestone for Malaysia and the region Meetings were preceded by several tions, brought together ASEAN Fo- as a whole and a culmination of preparatory meetings at the Senior reign Ministers and their counterparts ASEAN's resilience and dynamism Officials’ level. These include the from Dialogue Partner countries to throughout a journey that spans nearly ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting discuss political, security and deve- half a century. (SOM), Meeting of the Executive Com- lopmental issues that have significant mittee for the Treaty on Southeast impact on the region. As the ASEAN Dato’ Sri Najib also highlighted that an Asian Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Chair for 2015, Dato’ Sri Anifah Haji increasingly integrated ASEAN will Commission (SEANWFZ EX – COM), Aman, Minister of Foreign Affairs, make ASEAN the world's fourth FORUM Statement by the Prime Minister of Malaysia at the General Debate of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly New York, 1 October 2015 Five years ago I stood before this This is based on a false analogy. The assembly and called for a Global Ka`ba was built by the Prophet Abra- Movement – of Moderates of all ham for the worship of the One True religions, of all countries – to margina- God, and later generations added the lise extremists, reclaim the centre, and idols. The Prophet Muhammad was shape the agenda towards peace and commanded to purify the Ka`ba of pragmatism. We in Malaysia have these idols for its use by his followers, followed up, both with practical action to bring it back to its original form. and by building intellectual capacity. The historical sites being des- Central to this effort is reaffirming troyed by IS were never used for the Islam’s true nature, as we must ac- worship of the One God and then later UN Photo/Cia Pak knowledge that we are not winning the desecrated; so the argument for propaganda war against the so-called destroying them does not and cannot Mr.
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